From Orlando: Airboat Tour & Gatorland with Hotel Pickup

About This Experience

A Gray Line driver-guide picks you up from an address inside the Orlando, Kissimmee and Disney-area zone and drives to Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures on Lake Tohopekaliga. You ride for 30 minutes across the lake and marsh with a captain looking for alligators, turtles and birds. Boggy Creek hands out ear protection and life jackets, and kids under 6 must wear one.

The van then takes you to Gatorland, the long-running alligator park on Orange Blossom Trail, where you have several hours to see the Gator Jumparoo and Legends of the Swamp shows, walk the boardwalks over the breeding marsh, visit the petting area and let small kids cool off in the Gator Gully splash area. The driver collects you and drops you back where you started.

Boggy Creek describes Lake Toho as the headwaters of the Everglades, and that holds up: the lake belongs to the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, which feeds Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades further south. It is the start of that water system, not Everglades National Park, which is about four hours away.

Seven hours is a long day for little ones, and one reviewer felt the Gatorland stop ran longer than the park needed. Neither food nor drinks are included, and Gatorland does not allow outside food, so budget for lunch there. If your kids nap in the middle of the day or you have a car, booking the airboat and Gatorland separately gives you more say over the pace.

Highlights

• Ride a Boggy Creek airboat across Lake Toho, the Everglades headwaters
• Watch big gators leap for food at the Gator Jumparoo show
• Walk raised boardwalks over Gatorland's alligator breeding marsh
• Let small kids cool off in the Gator Gully splash area
• Skip the driving with a guide who handles every transfer

What's Included

• ✓ 30-minute airboat ride at Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures
• ✓ Admission to Gatorland
• ✓ Transport from Orlando to Boggy Creek, on to Gatorland and back
• ✓ Driver-guide commentary in English
• ✓ All taxes and fees

Not Included

• Meals and drinks
• Optional gratuities
• Gatorland extras such as the train, animal encounters and stroller rental
• Hotel pickup outside the highlighted zone

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Sun hats
• Refillable water bottles
• Swimsuit and towel for the Gatorland splash area
• Bug spray and a poncho
• Camera or phone

Good to Know & Caveats

• You may get wet on the airboat, so the operator suggests bringing a poncho.
• Boggy Creek has no minimum age; children under 6 must wear life jackets, and ear protection is available on request.
• Gatorland allows no outside food, coolers or picnic baskets, so plan to buy lunch there.
• Children under 16 at Gatorland must be with someone 16 or older.
• Gatorland show times are set by the park and depend on the weather, so check the schedule when you arrive.
• Luggage and large bags are not allowed on this tour.
• Wild gators on the airboat ride are likely but not guaranteed; Gatorland's are certain.

Meeting Point

Pickup from any address within the highlighted zone covering Orlando, Kissimmee and the Disney area; confirm it at checkout. Drop-off is at the same place.